Project Inspector
The City of Frederick
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Job summary
The City of Frederick is seeking a Project Inspector to oversee City-funded construction projects, ensuring compliance with approved plans, specifications, and contract documents. Overtime or evening work may be required as part of essential duties.
This role supports the City’s Department of Public Works and involves inspecting utilities, roadways, and public improvements while coordinating with contractors and government agencies. Strong reading of plans and surveying knowledge are essential.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or GED required; 3+ years construction-related field experience preferred in civil engineering/infrastructure.
- Must be able to read and comprehend construction drawings and understand civil engineering concepts.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to maintain logs, estimates, schedules and submittals using computers.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word & Excel) and basic computer skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform construction inspection services for City-funded projects to ensure compliance with plans and specs.
- Advise contractors and project teams on necessary actions to meet contract requirements.
- Coordinate with City departments, contractors and engineers to ensure adherence to standards.
- Maintain field notes, reports, estimates, and schedules for CIP projects.
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Job description
At The City of Frederick, we value diversity and the respect, engagement, and productivity an inclusive environment produces. We seek to consistently improve internal and external customer satisfaction, innovate, and expand capability of services, and be a government that practices equality, equity, and fairness. We invite you to bring your skills, abilities, and knowledge to the City of Frederick and be a valued addition to a workforce that we know is our greatest asset.
Frederick is a progressive, richly diverse, and authentically charming city. Recognized as one of the best places to live in Maryland, Frederick is surrounded by mountain views and centrally located about 45 miles north of Washington D.C. and 45 miles west of Baltimore, MD.
The Project Inspector is a skilled position, responsible for inspecting developer and City funded construction projects to ensure compliance with approved plans, specifications, and contract documents. Project Inspectors operate concurrently under the City of Frederick’s Department of Public Works (DPW) Operations and Engineering Departments. Overtime, evening and/or holiday work may be required, as needed.
The Project Inspector is designated as an essential employee: an employee who provides services that are critical functions required to maintain order, peace, safety, and the well‑being of citizens and visitors to the City of Frederick in the event of a critical incident. In the event of an emergency, employees designated as essential to perform required operations and services in the applicable situation are required to remain at and/or report to work as directed, outside of standard department operating hours.
$29.95/hr
- Performs construction inspection services for Developer funded projects, including, but not limited to: all utilities within the public rights-of-way (water, sewer, storm drain, street lights, etc.); construction of roadways, forest conservation areas, stormwater management, bridges, structures andall other types of publicfacilities to ensure compliance with contract documentsand City of Frederick Construction Standards andSpecifications.
- Advises the contractor’s superintendent, design/build team or other representative of necessary action to ensure conformance with plans, specifications, and terms of thecontract.
- Works with contractors, utility companies, consultants, government agencies, City staff and others to coordinate and ensure compliance with contract documents and City of Frederick Standards and Specifications.
- Interprets plans and specifications for solutions to problems with third party inspectors, contractors,designers andothers.
- Reviews plans, submittals and permit applications for compliance with approvedspecifications.
- Reviews Engineers’ cost estimates to ensure compliance with Public WorksAgreements.
- Administers all aspects of bonds/sureties to guarantee completion of publicinfrastructure.
- Reviews and comments on civil engineering plans for constructability and conformance withspecifications.
- Reviews and comments on acceptability of as-built plans, valve ties and Stormwater Management StateBMP.
- Generates and administers punch-lists for project completion.
- Completes inspection tasks related to City contracts and Dry utilities as delegated by Inspectors II & III.
- Operates City vehicle to and from projects to perform essential duties on a dailybasis.
- Responds to emergencies outside normal business hours (snow, other natural disasters,etc.).
- Performs other duties asassigned.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
- Three (3) years of construction related field experience, preferably in civil engineering and infrastructure.
- Vehicle Operator’s license with satisfactory driving record that meets insurability standards of the City’s insurance carrier is required. The employee must maintain the license for the duration of their employment.
- Knowledge of civil engineering and surveying practices and principles and mathematics such asalgebra, geometry, andtrigonometry.
- Knowledge of roadway construction principles, practices, methods, andtests.
- Ability to read and comprehend construction drawings.
- Considerable knowledge in construction of public improvements, including sanitary and storm sewer, grading and excavation, asphalt and concrete, landscaping, electrical, and general knowledge of good construction methods and techniques of each; knowledge in inspection of wastewater treatment, water treatment and pump stationfacilities.
- Considerable knowledge of testing requirements and procedures for asphalt, concrete, soil, waterand sewer.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationship with co-workers, contractors,other governmental agencies and the general public.
- Ability to convey strong and effective verbal and writtencommunication.
- Ability and experience in maintaining logs, ledgers, estimates, schedules and submittals usingcomputers and applicablesoftware.
- Ability to use a computer with some knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word &Excel).
- Ability to work independently and exercise judgement.
- College-level coursework in civil engineering or any combination of experience and training.
$32.19/hour
- Perform tasks to include all Inspector I duties and responsibilities.
- Assist and mentor Inspector I personnel.
- Performs construction inspection services for City funded projects.
- Prepares, completes and maintains field note, sketch books, daily reports, estimates, schedules, submittals and other logs necessary to reconcile for pay estimates and audit purposes on CIP projects.
- Attends all CIP related meetings.
- Reviews and comments on “sketch” (initial concept) and site plans for conformance with utility and infrastructure standards.
- Coordinates with other City departments, contractors and engineers/designers for field revisions and re-designs.
- Assure and enforce conditions of permits required for working in the public ROW such as traffic, sidewalks, dumpsters, sediment and erosion control, etc.
- Issues Stop Work Orders in the field for non‑compliance issues, specifically code violations for tracking mud/debris in the public ROW and working without a proper traffic permit.
- Performs contract review, inspections and administrative tasks regarding Miscellaneous Concrete Contract, Permanent Patch contract, AsphaltContracts.
- Meets with developers, contractors, and the general public to resolve problems and to address concerns/complaints ofcitizens.
- Conducts inspections on behalf of other City Departments (Engineering, Planning, Building, etc.) asrequired/requested.
- Investigates and resolves various complaints received, including complaints received pursuant to the Clean Street Ordinance and SidewalkOrdinance. Coordinates with City Police and Code Enforcement accordingly.
- Reviews documents and inspects work under Capital Improvement Programs. Provides critical assistance to CIP project managers.
- Collaborates with other City departments on revisions to City Specifications, Construction Details, policies and procedures, standard forms and documents, etc.
- Responds to citizen complaints regarding private stormwater infrastructure, drainage swales and easements that may be connected/related to public SWM conveyance.
- Provides coordination and inspections on intersection/crosswalk thermoplastic striping upgrades.
- Inspection tasks related to City contracts and Dry utilities as delegated by Inspector III.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
- Five (5) years of construction related field experience, preferably in civil engineering and infrastructure.
- Vehicle Operator’s license with satisfactory driving record that meets insurability standards of the City’s insurance carrier is required. The employee must maintain the license for the duration of their employment.
- Knowledge of civil engineering and surveying practices and principles and mathematics such asalgebra, geometry, andtrigonometry.
- Knowledge of roadway construction principles, practices, methods andtests.
- Ability to read and comprehend construction drawings
- Considerable knowledge in construction of public improvements, including sanitary and storm sewer, grading and excavation, asphalt and concrete, landscaping, electrical, and general knowledge of good construction methods and techniques of each; knowledge in inspection of wastewater treatment, water treatment and pump stationfacilities.
- Considerable knowledge of testing requirements and procedures for asphalt, concrete, soil, waterand sewer.
- Knowledge of procedures, methods and practices relating to trafficcontrol.
- Ability to make survey, property and right-of-way computations and to record data for documentation purposes.
- Ability to review pay requests submitted by contractors and make recommendations forpayment.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationship with co-workers, contractors,other governmental agencies and the general public.
- Ability to convey strong and effective verbal and writtencommunication.
- Ability and experience in maintaining logs, ledgers, estimates, schedules and submittals usingcomputers and applicablesoftware.
- Ability to use a computer with some knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word &Excel).
- Ability to work independently and exercise judgement.
- College-level coursework in civil engineering or any combination of experience and training.
- Commercial Driver License (CDL) in goodstanding.
- Geo-technical testingcertifications.
- Asphalt Installationcertifications.
- Concretecertifications.
- Traffic Control/Flagger Certifications.
- OSHA certifications.
$34.61/hour
- Perform tasks to include all Inspector I and II duties and responsibilities.
- Assist and mentor Inspector I and II personnel.
- Reviews proposed routes of dry utility installations, including repairs, service installations and new main line runs.
- Conducts field investigations of proposed dry utility routes for constructability and provides comments to designer/installer.
- Conducts planning and coordination meetings with dry utility contractors, engineering and DPW staff for dry utility installs.
- Refines (creates) process for dry utility permit application review, permit issuance, and permit inspections.
- Utilizes Miss Utility ticketing and city locate crew to track non‑permitted installs in City ROW.
- Coordinates with City Code Enforcement officials and law enforcement when necessary for illegal installs and damage in City ROW.
- Participates on interview panels for potential new hires in the department.
- Assist Management with higher level tasks.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School diploma, general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
- Seven (7) years of construction related field experience in civil engineering and infrastructure.
- Five (5) years of construction related inspection experience.
- Three (3) years of experience in municipal-funded projects.
- Vehicle Operator’s license with satisfactory driving record that meets insurability standards of the City’s insurance carrier is required. The employee must maintain the license for the duration of their employment.
- Knowledge of civil engineering and surveying practices and principles and mathematics such asalgebra, geometry, andtrigonometry.
- Knowledge of roadway construction principles, practices, methods andtests.
- Ability to read and comprehend construction drawings
- Considerable knowledge in construction of public improvements, including sanitary and storm sewer, grading and excavation, asphalt and concrete, landscaping, electrical, and general knowledge of good construction methods and techniques of each; knowledge in inspection of wastewater treatment, water treatment and pump stationfacilities.
- Considerable knowledge of testing requirements and procedures for asphalt, concrete, soil, waterand sewer.
- Knowledge of procedures, methods and practices relating to trafficcontrol.
- Ability to make survey, property and right‑of‑way computations and to record data for documentation purposes.
- Ability to review pay requests submitted by contractors and make recommendations forpayment.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationship with co‑workers, contractors,other governmental agencies and the general public.
- Ability to convey strong and effective verbal and writtencommunication.
- Ability and experience in maintaining logs, ledgers, estimates, schedules and submittals usingcomputers and applicablesoftware.
- Ability to use a computer with some knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word &Excel).
- Ability to work independently and exercise judgement.
- College-level coursework in civil engineering or any combination of experience and training.
- Commercial Driver License (CDL) in goodstanding.
- Geo‑technical testingcertifications.
- Asphalt Installationcertifications.
- Concretecertifications.
- Traffic Control/Flagger Certifications.
- OSHA certifications.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand or walk for long periods of time. The employee is regularly stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must be able to climb ladders, ramps and walk over uneven terrain. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision,peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjustfocus.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical equipment/parts and in close proximity to vehicular traffic. The employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and on an active construction site. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.
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